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Events for the next 4 months:

Ongoing through September 1, 2008
Central Illinois Farm Beginnings
Central Illinois Farm Beginnings® is Central Illinois Farm Beginnings™ is a great way to jump-start your farm business. It is a farmer-led training and support program designed to help you plan and launch your economically and environmentally sustainable farm businesses.



Farm Beginnings i...
Location: Decatur, Illinois
Scope: Statewide
Website: http://www.farmbeginnings.uiuc.edu/

Ongoing through May 13, 2008
Going Organic Project
The CCOF Foundation’s Going Organic project launches its fall and winter season packed with over twenty educational trainings throughout California. Check out the schedule and get involved in a Going Organic project near you! For more information, contact Fred Thomas at fred@ccof.org or 530-891-6...
Location: Northern California, California
Scope: National
Website: www.ccof.org/goingorganic.php.
Website 2: ccof.org

Ongoing through May 25, 2008
6th Annual Willamette Valley Permaculture Design Course
The Cascadia Permaculture Institute invites you to join this comprehensive Certification course. Gain a clearer understanding of theory, design, and practice of ecological design through lecture, discussion, slide shows, design projects, and hands-on experience.

Permaculture is an integrated ...
Location: Eugene, Oregon
Scope: Regional
Website: http://www.cascadiapermaculture.com

May 20, 2008
AEO's Rural Summit Announcement
The Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO) is hosting its first Rural Summit in Anaheim, California on May 20th. The Summit will focus on building connections between those working in microenterprise development, rural economic and community development, buy local efforts, Main Street revit...
Location: Anaheim, California
Scope: National
Website: http://www.microenterpriseworks.org/index.asp?bid=3002

May 22, 2008
Blue Rock Region Spring Plant & Seed Exchange
For the past several years, Blue Rock Station has been involved in creating a local Farmer’s Market. This “volunteer driven, no cost” market continues to grow in popularity.

This year we are celebrating the start of the market season by opening up the gates to any and all who wish to come dow...
Location: Philo, Ohio
Scope: Regional
Website: http://www.bluerockstation.com

May 24, 2008 - May 30, 2008
The Complete Vaulted Straw Bale Workshop (7 Days)
This seminar will walk you through the entire process of building a straw bale structure using a pounded tire foundation. This is the same technique we used when building our Earthship - just using the rammed earth as a foundation rather than completing it to full wall height.

We will begin ...
Location: Philo, Ohio
Scope: Regional
Website: http://www.bluerockstation.com

May 29, 2008
From Field to Buyer: Making the Most on Your Growing Crops
(Register by May 23.) Susan Bergen will host this field day at Peach Crest Farm, north of Stratford. The 9,000-tree peach orchard gave its first harvest in 2003. To maximize freshness and quality, the peaches come straight out of the field into a special wash to remove fungal spores and bacteria...
Location: Stratford, Oklahoma
Scope: Regional
Website: http://www.kerrcenter.com/HTML/events.html#fielddaymay29
Website 2: http://www.kerrcenter.com/

June 5, 2008 - June 11, 2008
6th Annual Advanced Permaculture Course in Teacher Training
Empower yourself to advocate Whole Systems Design. In this dynamic, interactive, and fun course, learn significant teaching techniques to communicate Permaculture Principles and Strategies in a wide variety of settings. Jude and Tom have a combined experience of over 40 years of teaching and in t...
Location: Little Applegate River, Oregon
Scope: National
Website: http://www.cascadiapermaculture.com/courses_advanced_08.html

June 15, 2008
Llama Trek, Workshop, Tour & 3-Course Lunch
Walk the scenic hills of this Appalachian river valley region with a companion who will not interrupt the silence... the serenity.

Better still, this companion will carry your pack for you, leaving you free simply to enjoy a leisurely stroll through nature. Occasionally he might even lean o...
Location: Philo, Ohio
Scope: Regional
Website: http://www.bluerockstation.com

June 16, 2008 - August 8, 2008
4-week Ecovillage and Permaculture Certificate Program
Immerse yourself in ecovillage living while learning about sustainable agriculture, natural building, agro-forestry, creek restoration, bee keeping, mushroom cultivation, appropriate technology, non-violent communication, ecovillage design and implementation, earth-based crafts, and much more! In...
Location: Dexter, Oregon
Scope: International
Website: http://www.lostvalley.org/EPI

June 16, 2008 - June 20, 2008
16th IFOAM Organic World Congress: Cultivate the Future.
Cultivating the future is the fundamental motivation common to farmers, consumers, producers, researchers, scientists, activists and all those who believe that Organic Agriculture guarantees future generations with a healthy and fair environment, where they can live in harmony, respecting both th...
Location: Modena, Italy
Scope: International
Website: www.ifoam.org/modena2008

June 16, 2008 - August 8, 2008
Ecovillage and Permaculture Certificate Program - At Lost Valley
Learn practical tools for self-reliant living and sustainable human habitats in this affordable 8-week program. Built around the permaculture design curriculum, this dynamic educational experience includes a full permaculture design course and provides a holistic introduction to ecovillages, int...
Location: Dexter, Oregon
Scope: International
Website: http://www.lostvalley.org/EPI

June 28, 2008 - June 29, 2008
The Very Very Basic Straw Bale Weekend Project Build
This brand new workshop is designed for those interested in learning all the basic skills necessary to build a small to moderate straw bale structure.

From start-to-finish we will learn all the skills necessary to build a small garden outbuilding (about 6’ x 6’) utilizing all the skills that ...
Location: Philo, Ohio
Scope: Regional
Website: http://www.bluerockstation.com

June 29, 2008 - July 5, 2008
International IGC-IRC 2008 Congress
This forum will be the first time that these two important International Congresses have met together to allow international exchange and discussion on the multi-function of grasslands and rangelands in a changing world. The Congress will focus on discussing scientific and technological aspects o...
Location: Huhhot, China
Scope: International
Website: http://www.igc-irc2008.org/invitation.htm

July 12, 2008
Natural Dyes and Green Cleaning
Who could imagine that if you pick those gorgeous Queen Anne Lace blooms – that some folks think are weeds – you could create a creamy light yellow dye to use to dye a stained garment or a piece of art? Who could imagine picking some lemon balm from the garden and creating a healthy-to-use pleas...
Location: Philo, Ohio
Scope: Regional
Website: http://www.bluerockstation.com

July 20, 2008 - July 23, 2008
9th International Conference on Precision Agriculture
The 9th International Conference on Precision Agriculture (ICPA) will be held at the Hyatt Regency Tech Center in Denver, Colorado from July 20–23, 2008.

Call for Abstracts
Only 60 days left before the abstracts submission deadline, Nov 30th, 2007, for the 9th International Conference on Pre...
Location: Denver, Colorado
Scope: Statewide
Website: www.icpaonline.org

July 26, 2008 - July 27, 2008
The Very Very Basic Straw Bale Weekend Project Build
This brand new workshop is designed for those interested in learning all the basic skills necessary to build a small to moderate straw bale structure.

From start-to-finish we will learn all the skills necessary to build a small garden outbuilding (about 6’ x 6’) utilizing all the skills that ...
Location: Philo, Ohio
Scope: Regional
Website: http://www.bluerockstation.com

July 26, 2008 - July 30, 2008
2008 SWCS Annual Conference
The Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS) is now accepting proposals for symposia sessions, oral presentations and poster presentations for the 2008 annual conference to be held in Tucson, Arizona. Authors are encouraged to submit abstracts that report the results of research and evaluation ...
Location: Tuscon, Arizona
Scope: National
Website: http://www.swcs.org/en/conferences/2008_annual_conference/call_for_papers/

August 11, 2008 - August 29, 2008
Eco-Homes: An Introduction to Ecological Building and Appropriate Technology
Have you ever wondered how to create a home that is energy efficient, environmentally friendly and designed for both human comfort and integration into the natural surroundings? This three-week intensive offers a broad overview of the elements of home building and design with a focus on Permacult...
Location: Dexter, Oregon
Scope: International
Website: http://www.lostvalley.org/EPI

August 16, 2008 - August 17, 2008
The Very Very Basic Straw Bale Weekend Project Build
This brand new workshop is designed for those interested in learning all the basic skills necessary to build a small to moderate straw bale structure.

From start-to-finish we will learn all the skills necessary to build a small garden outbuilding (about 6’ x 6’) utilizing all the skills that ...
Location: Philo, Ohio
Scope: Regional
Website: http://www.bluerockstation.com

September 1, 2008
Ohio Green Living Fayre
Join us for a day of workshops, exhibits, demonstrations, old-fashioned family games, horse drawn wagon rides, the OEFFA organic farm tour, fishing, music and more. The cost to attend is only $5 per person and the event will go from 11 am to 6 pm.

Workshops -
Two tracks of workshops will be...
Location: Johnstown (just east of Columbus), Ohio
Scope: Statewide
Website: http://www.ohiogreenliving.org

September 1, 2008
Ohio Green Living Fayre
Join us for a day of workshops, exhibits, demonstrations, old-fashioned family games, horse drawn wagon rides, the OEFFA organic farm tour, fishing, music and more. The cost to attend is only $5 per person and the event will go from 11 am to 6 pm.

Workshops -
Two tracks of workshops will be...
Location: Johnstown (just east of Columbus), Ohio
Scope: Statewide
Website: http://www.ohiogreenliving.org

September 6, 2008
2nd Annual “C.A.R.E.ENERGY FAIR
This fair is being organized by C.A.R.E. (Conservation and Renewable Energy), a group organized under WATCH, Inc. to help educate and promote conservation and clean, renewable energy in Charlevoix County.
Our goal for the “CARE ENERGY FAIR” is to showcase like-minded groups and individuals ...
Location: Charlevoix, California
Scope: National
Website: www.charlevoixlibrary.org

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